Finn McKenty

While music production is more in-the-box every year, the fact of the matter is that we are dealing with what will always be an analog medium: capturing and play sound waves. With that in mind, here’s a few pieces of analog gear that any producer…

Whether it’s the photos on classic album covers or fans taking pictures at shows, photography and music are inextricably linked. Even though the two industries often overlap, rarely do you find musicians who are also photographers or photographers who are also musicians. So, I was really surprised to discover that my…

You might know Will Pugh as the singer, guitarist and primary songwriter for Cartel, a mainstay of the 2000s pop-punk scene along with contemporaries like The Starting Line and Something Corporate. But what you might not know is that Will has been quietly building a…

“Producer” is one of the most misunderstood words in the music business. The word means something to different to just about everyone, which is one of the reasons why finding the right producer is tough for bands. The right producer can unlock a band’s potential in…

Studio Pass w/ Periphery It took us a long time to get these guys in our studios, but we finally did it! In this installment of “Studio Pass,” Adam “Nolly” Getgood and Matt Halpern show how they produced their breakthrough double album “Judggernaut.” They cover…

Nick Hipa is one of those rare humans who just makes you feel really good when you talk to him– one of those guys who makes you feel like the sun is shining all the time! He’s also the guitarist for Wovenwar, who as you…

I’ve never been incarcerated, but prison has always been a part of my life. My dad was a corrections officer for 25 years and about a half dozen friends and family members have done prison time, so crime and the consequences of it are a…

There are more options than ever for distributing your music, which is awesome because choice is always a good thing. But if we’re being honest, a lot of these platforms are more similar than not: they all want to be the default platform for distributing…

Ryan Downey is a man of many faces and many talents. In addition to being Senior Editor of Alternative Press and the man behind a dozen or so cover stories for the magazine, he is the boss over at Superhero Artist Management where he works…

While CreativeLive’s audio classes cover a huge range of genres and approaches to songwriting, engineering, mixing, and mastering, there are some common threads that run through all our classes. Here’s a few of our favorite timeless tips that will help you level up regardless of what…